Taken By Force Documentary Part II - The Album

[@dragasan]

Rudolf was a huge influence in my life, and what he said at the end of this video about keeping things positive even from the negative is exactly the way it needs to be done, regardless of the emotions. Thanks for everything Rudi.

[@scottricci5063]

These cats are the real deal. Professional and consummate. The trilogy of a band at it's most creative and inspirational: IN TRANCE, VIRGIN KILLER and TAKEN BY FORCE! Brilliance and contagious musicianship!

[@danielgreen2788]

they all are awesome, but Uli and Klaus are really, REALLY gifted musicians, so glad to share the same time and world with these people

[@rudolfschenker]

I'm so glad the organizers of this documentary feel the same. Seeing Klaus and Uli sitting together is like seeing two monumental Gods sitting together telling stories.

[@dennisgarryowen8885]

I grew up on the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation in New Mexico. I Remember the first time I heard the song Black Out, it blew us all away, It was even popular among the girls, which was important because we were in high school and hormones were raging. Much later in life I went back and found the first Scorpion albums and was blown away again. The Scorpions are without a doubt one of the greatest Hard Rock bands of all time, and they are still going. Uli is the shit, period.

[@thomasdrummond6939]

Rudolph's conclusion here is absolutely spot on.

[@Hamshrocks]

yessssss

[@dynjarren7523]

Wow! Rudolph Schenker is into positive thinking at all times! I wish I could do this but negative thoughts always get into my head. He could be a motivational speaker if he wanted.

[@thelolguy007]

It’s fascinating considering his brother Michael is almost the complete opposite. A tremendously talented guitarist/musician but he never stops talking shit about Rudolf and the Scorpions

[@scottricci5063]

@@thelolguy007 ikr. There's bad blood there.

[@thelolguy007]

@@scottricci5063 yeah there’s bad blood. But they choose to deal with it very differently

[@scottricci5063]

@@thelolguy007 for fucking sure. Rudolph is a great rhythm guitarist. Those riffs he came up with on Taken By Force are killer. As he explains, he would read all sorts of music books for inspiration. And Michael, tho a phenomenal lead guitarist likes to take credit for alot of his brother's riffs.

[@thelolguy007]

@@scottricci5063 I can’t help but think that even though he’s a fantastic guitarist and had/has a great very successful career, Michael is jealous of his brother and maybe regrets leaving The Scorpions and the huge success they’ve had. That’s why he’s always having a go at them as far as I can see. He left the band to go onto greater and bigger things etc but now in the fullness of time we can see The Scorpions have had huge worldwide success and he has had moderate. So perhaps with the benefit of hindsight he might have done it differently

[@HarbesonEarl]

Great! Thanks for posting these interviews. SCORPIONS!

[@hermanhelmich]

Uli seems to have a great memory,,, you often hear him telling stories while Klaus is looking at him going ... hmm yeah yeah...

[@rudolfschenker]

Was laughing about that too, how could Klaus be foggy on memories like Uli driving the van while they followed behind in Rudi's Mercedes? 😂 Roth being the God that he is, it's not surprising at all he has such detailed memories of those days.

[@dynjarren7523]

Put a Cork in your mouth? Funny! This is a fantastic documentary view of the Scorpions and I’m learning details about their career that I never knew before! Excellent documentary and personal views on their lengthy career. And it’s good to hear Uli Roth’s views and Michael Schenkers! Thanks for uploading!

[@policyjunkie3312]

Sounded like Klaus said something else lol

[@seahorsegold6]

Wow ! For sure : it's my favorite intro/outro for a Scorpions document !!Think about it ...I'm looking for ...The part 3 !!!And why not ...a Track by track

[@AndreyPurtov]

Amazing spirit of 70's !

[@yellowraven8]

LONG LIVE THE SCORPIONS !!!

[@ferrreira]

I have this album on vinyl, both old and new pressings. Awesome album

[@vinto34]

Great band..they put in 110% from day one .

[@jonathanergueta]

By far the funniest of the interview. 😆

[@asoygeboy8318]

legends

[@PetrosTser]

These docs are great. Much-needed insight into "Taken By Force". It's also wonderful to see Uli and Herman, alongside Klaus and Rudolf. What about getting Francis for the next doc? :)

[@ghostdancer2302]

+PetrosTser Francis is not welcome around them anymore. You may or may not know that he was fired from the band for embezzling money and it's been in the courts in Germany for years. He was either their bookkeeper or was in cahoots with their bookkeeper. He does play in Michael Schenker's band with Herman though these days.

[@PetrosTser]

+ghostdancer2302 Yes I remember reading that they didn't part on the best of terms but I had no idea that they weren't talking. Thankfully I had the chance to see him live with Herman and Michael in 2012 ;) :)

[@ghostdancer2302]

+PetrosTser Yes, they're not on good terms. Unfortunately. I've read about it and Eddie Trunk's talked about it on That Metal Show. I saw Francis with the Scorpions a couple of times years ago. Glad you got to see him with Michael in more recent times.

[@PetrosTser]

+ghostdancer2302 Pity about that. Seeing Scorpions in the Francis-era, that's a treat. I was born too late haha. Thanks for the answers! Cheers :)

[@michaelschinkel5347]

Great interview and very funny. I like ;-)

[@Capirotinho]

Awesome!

[@eitanros]

Uli was clearly the scientist in the band...

[@ferrreira]

Gifted, gifted kid! Remember, Uli is 6 years younger than Klaus, he joined Scorpions at only 19, and left the band at age 23.

[@mikenealon4042]

love this stuff

[@Mickcotton]

Absolutely Amazing ❤️❤️👍✅

[@Dislagmintation]

So Dieter put his "Cork" in Klaus' mouth. Hope you enjoyed the 70s boys! 😝

[@pilotamurorei]

how does this channel have over a million subs and this video only 17000 views?

[@dmitryshkolnik5233]

I suppose at that point everbody understood Uli was not fit anymore, and my guess is that Rudolph actually felt relief when Uli himself said he was going to leave, so that Rudolph did not have to ask him to.. and that's why he said ok so easily

[@ferrreira]

Hmmm I don't think that was the case.

[@gwapoo]

Rudolf understands Uli will soon leave the band just like his brother Mike and accepted it whole heartedly. Rudolf's final conclusion about positive is spot on and is what keeps the band's chemistry alive.

[@robertaustin1945]

Uli has a great ear for music

[@thomasdudley4558]

i feel after roth left they went back to uber rather than cozmic .

[@martinbeyond]

Why there‘s no subtitles in those documentaries? It's hard to understand for fans whom isn't in the english area.

[@chicluvr69]

At 5:40,Klaus said, "it worked out pretty well with Dieters cork he gave me to work my vocals"?!?!?! LMAO!!!

[@kevinleonard2368]

Sounded like Klaus said something else besides "Cork". Haha!!

[@ferrreira]

@@kevinleonard2368 Klaus saying "cork" with his German accent sounds so funny

[@thomasdudley4558]

they all came out of kraut rock but rudy was at the begining of it all with the very first scorps 1965 when the boots lords rattles and monks were going strong !

[@asoygeboy8318]

i lake you scorpions

[@edimarribeirodasilva5391]

Cristais Paulista - SP - Brasil .

[@ColtraneTaylor]

Herman Rarebell is now Herman Rarebelly. aka Herman Potbelly, Herman Realbelly.

[@rudolfschenker]

No kidding, along with Beli Roth.

[@gwapoo]

They all have amount of belly now except for mike, rudolf, and matthias

[@joelwatts5260]

It happens to us all fortunately

[@cumuluscloud3854]

​​@@gwapoo... except for Mike, Rudolf, Matthias AND Klaus. So actually most of them are the exception. 😂

[@vcp93]

Ooooooh.... He said "CORK in his mouth". Could have been worse. ;-o

[@markhuru]

Frank Black thanks for clearing that up, why do Germans do English in feminine way?

[@ferrreira]

@@markhuru German has defined masculine, feminine and neutral genders, English has not. It can be confusing to a German when they speak. Also, the genders of many nouns in German are switched relative to other languages. I'm a native Portuguese speaker, and some words are switched for example, "Sun" is masculine in Portuguese and feminine in German, "Television" is feminine in Portuguese and masculine in German, and so on.

[@asoygeboy8318]

sang legends

[@Vulverine-thunder]

At first I didn’t think Klaus said “cork”

[@asoygeboy8318]

i fhans i from indonesia

[@BryanX64]

2:57 hahahahaha

[@dzonkopylov7822]

😎👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍👍👏🤝

[@BryanX64]

5:17 bahahahaha

[@milkapeismilky5464]

Klaus's hairline is a tragedy. Man deserved better hair genetics.

[@usernroll2525]

He is the most famous beret guy in the world! iconic beret hahahah